† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupScott CityKansasUnited States
German33.0%23.3%12.5%
English16.5%12.4%9.5%
Irish7.6%11.3%9.4%
Scottish4.2%1.9%1.3%
American4.1%5.6%5.3%
French3.6%1.8%1.6%
Italian2.5%2.0%4.8%
Polish2.4%—2.2%
Mexican21.9%10.4%11.3%
Spanish0.5%——
Cherokee8.3%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Scott City
Kansas
United States
Median age
37.4
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
12.3%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Scott City
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$54,880
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.8%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.7%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Scott City
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.2%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
18.3%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Scott City
Kansas
United States
Catholic
—
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Scott City, Kansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−65.4%
2008
−64.4%
2012
−67.2%
2016
−71.9%
2020
−70.2%
2024
−72.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
12.9%Harris215
85.0%Trump1,418
2.2%
R+72.1
R+1.9
R+70.6
1,669
R
13.9%Biden257
84.1%Trump1,550
2.0%
R+70.2
D+1.8
R+74.6
1,843
R
11.6%Clinton197
83.6%Trump1,415
4.8%
R+71.9
R+4.8
R+74.0
1,693
R
15.3%Obama244
82.4%Romney1,318
2.3%
R+67.2
R+2.7
R+71.0
1,599
R
16.3%Obama283
80.7%McCain1,404
3.0%
R+64.4
D+1.0
R+71.7
1,740
R
16.9%Kerry307
82.4%Bush1,494
0.7%
R+65.4
—
R+63.0
1,814
Scott City anchors a sparsely populated stretch of western Kansas where agriculture dominates the economy and Republican candidates routinely carry the county by margins exceeding 80 percent.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 72.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 72.1 points.
A population of 3,800, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,880 describe the city.
In 2024, Scott City, Kansas voted Republican by 72.1 points (R+72.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,669 votes cast, 215 went Democratic and 1,418 went Republican.
How many people live in Scott City, Kansas?
Scott City, Kansas has a population of 3,800 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Scott City, Kansas?
Median household income in Scott City, Kansas is $54,880 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Scott City, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Scott City, Kansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
